Brian Damage
Vince McMahon was able to turn his 1 million dollar investment in purchasing the then World Wrestling Federation into a global company worth billions. You would think that success could translate into other successful ventures for McMahon, but outside of the wrestling world…he didn’t exactly have the best track record. Today on the blog, we look at some of Vince McMahon’s biggest flops.
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Brian Damage
Vince McMahon can be considered a great businessman. He turned a relatively regional wrestling promotion and expanded it globally. He made household names out wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, The Rock and John Cena. With all the success that he has had, he has had some epic failures. There are a few instances that comes to mind, but the first on the list for me is ICOPRO. ICO pro stands for Integrated Conditioning Program and was around the WWF from 1992 until 1995. Continue reading
Brian Damage
Throughout the history of pro wrestling bookers and promoters have always tried to come up with new, creative and innovative ideas to generate interest in their product. Some ideas have not only succeeded…but flourished. Others were DOA from the get go. Then there are those ideas which initially were innovative but, for various reasons, faded away. Those are the focus of this latest series of posts titled ‘Great Ideas That Didn’t Last’. The latest piece focuses on ‘The Narcissist’ Lex Luger
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Ring the Damn Bell 